पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 10, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra168.39°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha342.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra10.87°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani184.40°TulāCitrā P4

Boston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla06:05 – 07:33
Varjyam06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:05 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867531.27
Julian Day2455996.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.14°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0233°), declination -4.01°, EoT -11.02 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2012-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)